As the premier speaker of Prescott College's new Natural History Institute, Ed Grumbine will presentówith words and imagesóon the natural history of Yunnan Province, the most biologically and culturally diverse corner of China, where the Himalayas meet tropical forest, and three of the wildest rivers in Asia coincide.

Dr. Ed Grumbine is former Prescott College faculty, and currently is the Senior International Scientist at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

The Natural History Institute at Prescott College is located at†310 Grove Avenue, in the back halves of the renovated Ironwood and Cottonwood buildings.